HEWITT SCHOOL vs WILSON SCHOOL

Hewitt School and Wilson School sit just 0.8 miles apart in Rockville Centre, New York, yet their overall ratings tell a clear story: Hewitt School earns a 9.4/10 versus Wilson School's 8.8/10 — a 0.6-point gap that compounds significantly when translated to state rank context. Hewitt School ranks #9 of 4,742 elementary schools in New York, placing it in the top 0.2% statewide. Wilson School ranks #160 of 4,742, which is still an exceptional result — top 3.4% — but a meaningful distance behind its neighbor.

On the academic and growth dimensions where the gap widens most, Hewitt School scores 9.2/10 in academics versus Wilson School's 8.5/10, a 0.7-point delta. The growth score gap is even sharper: Hewitt School posts a 9.5/10 versus Wilson School's 8.7/10, an 0.8-point difference. Growth scores measure how much students advance relative to academic peers, so Hewitt School's edge here suggests students are outpacing expected trajectories at a higher rate than at Wilson School — not just arriving with stronger preparation.

Both schools serve kindergarten through fifth grade and operate at similar enrollment scales — Hewitt School at 462 students, Wilson School at 392 — with nearly identical student-teacher ratios of 11.0:1 and 10.9:1 respectively. The demographic difference worth noting is free and reduced-price lunch eligibility: 4% at Hewitt School versus 7% at Wilson School. That 3-point gap indicates Wilson School serves a modestly broader income range within this already low-poverty district.

Both schools cover the same grade span, KG–05, so families with children entering kindergarten through fifth grade face an apples-to-apples comparison on program structure. Neither school's data in this comparison surfaces differentiated program offerings, specialized tracks, or extracurricular distinctions — the decision hinges almost entirely on the academic and growth performance gap, which consistently favors Hewitt School across every measured dimension.